| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Picaz | M | P0357 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| guitarra vihuela | Violero | Artisan | Urban | Violero (inst maker) |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1580-1608 | Zaragoza | 16cent/3/late 17cent/1/early | Aragon |
calahorraZ, p. 328 • Violero. Juanico de Fuentes, natural de Paniza (Zaragoza) signs a contract of apprenticeship with Pedro Picaz ( also Picaza) “maestro de hacer vihuelas” in 1580 for six years. Pedro Picaz also married María Salazar in 1588. Her will of 1608 describes her husband as a “guitarrero”.
romanillos2002, p.307, reiterates Calahorra.
| Juanico de Fuentes | was his | apprentice |
| Ref | Author | Item | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| calahorraZ | Calahorra, Pedro. | La musica en Zaragoza en los siglos XVI y XVII. 2 vols. Zaragoza: Institucion Fernando el Catolico, 1977-1978. | 328 |
| romanillos2002 | Romanillos, José Luis and Marian Harris Winspear. | The Vihuela de mano and the Spanish Guitar: A Dictionary of the Makers of Plucked and Bowed Musical Instruments of Spain (1200-2002). Guijosa (Guadalajara): Sanguino Press, 2002. | 307 |